Survey: Illegal Immigration Top Concern Among House District 49 Residents

Oct 23, 2024 at 09:42 pm by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Illegal immigration was the top concern of House District 49 residents in Smyrna and northern Murfreesboro who completed the 2024 legislative survey c.... Read More

New Survey Reveals Tennessee Parents' Perspectives on School Quality and Engagement

Oct 03, 2024 at 06:20 pm by WGNS News

Today, TennesseeCAN, a nonpartisan, nonprofit K-12 education group working to ensure that every child in Tennessee has access to great teachers and great schools, released "Th.... Read More

Public Invited to Review Tennessee ELA Standards in New Survey

Aug 12, 2024 at 11:27 pm by WGNS News

TENNESSEE - The State Board of Education is seeking input from Tennesseans on the state’s English Language Arts (ELA) standards through a new public survey… That.... Read More

Tennessee's Intercity Bus Survey: Understanding Community Needs

Mar 29, 2024 at 03:24 pm by Chandelar Williams

In a bid to better comprehend the transportation needs of Tennessee residents, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has initiated a Statewide Intercity Bus Needs.... Read More
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Almost Two-Thirds of Tennessee Consumers Worried About Economy

Mar 11, 2024 at 06:27 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Tennessee consumers’ improved outlook last fall about their financial prospects dropped noticeably over the winter heading into the spri.... Read More

Where is Murfreesboro on the "2023 Most Vulnerable Cities for Burglaries" Report?

Oct 05, 2023 at 08:26 pm by WGNS News

  MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The Gnome's are at it again, and this time they're reporting on a new survey that shows which cities are the “Most Vulnerable Cities for Bu.... Read More
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MTSU Consumer Outlook Survey: Tennesseans Still Very Concerned About Economy

Mar 30, 2023 at 05:13 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN — Tennessee consumers remain deeply concerned about their financial prospects as they take a “wait-and-see approach” to state.... Read More

Diversity in Government: 27.5% of Residents in the Rutherford County / Nashville Area are "Non-White" and 24.9% of Government Workers are "Non-White"

Jan 25, 2023 at 12:26 pm by WGNS News

Since its inception, the United States has been a majority White country, but it is increasingly becoming more ethnically and racially diverse. In fact, the White population i.... Read More

Murfreesboro in the Top 50 List of Best Cities for Workers to Work from Home

Oct 12, 2022 at 01:20 pm by WGNS Radio News

(MURFREESBORO, TN) A recent survey by the company LawnStarter, ranked the ‘Best Cities for Remote Workers’ and found that Murfreesboro ranked within the top 5.... Read More

STUDY: Men 3X more likely than women to be involved in fatal distracted driving crashes in Tennessee

Jul 15, 2022 at 12:13 pm by WGNS

A recent study conducted by Zutobi shows that men in Tennessee are nearly three times more likely than women to be involved in a fatal crash that involves distracted driving..... Read More

Murfreesboro is not THAT Geeky, but nearby Nashville and Atlanta apparently are - But, Where does the 'Boro Stand on Geekiness?

Jul 12, 2022 at 10:30 am by WGNS

Apparently, Murfreesboro is not that “Geeky,” according to the 2022 list of the Geekiest Cities in America. In the lists, 1 equaled the ranking of “The Geeki.... Read More

Survey and Research: Tennessee Residents Earn the 10th Least Alternative Income

Jul 11, 2022 at 12:08 pm by WGNS

Tennessee Residents Earn the 10th Least Alternative Income Heightened inflation over the last year is stretching many households’ finances. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Sta.... Read More

Tennessee consumer outlook hits another all-time low amid inflation worries, rising gas prices, Ukraine

Mar 15, 2022 at 03:30 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Outlook among Tennessee consumers has “declined considerably” since last December amid inflation worries and rising gas prices, ac.... Read More

Tennessee saw 31.5% increase in road trips, 13th largest in U.S. - Rutherford County Continues to See Increased Hotel Stays Locally

Feb 22, 2022 at 12:43 pm by WGNS

In Tennessee, locals have been hitting the road in higher numbers when comparing 2019 to 2021. Reports show that Tennessee experienced a 31.5% increase in long-distance road t.... Read More

Tennessee Marks 10 Years of New Business Growth

Feb 17, 2022 at 12:30 pm by WGNS

Tennesseans achieved a remarkable milestone in the fourth quarter of 2021, 10 years of uninterrupted year-over-year growth in quarterly new business filings.The Tennessee Quar.... Read More

Report finds 38.5% of Tennessee population under age 30, 13th least in U.S.

Sep 17, 2021 at 10:04 am by WGNS

Less likely to be tied down by family and mortgages, young people tend to be more mobile than their older counterparts. Cheaper cities where young people can afford to rent or.... Read More

Report: Tennessee is 10th fastest-growing affordable U.S. state

Aug 25, 2021 at 03:06 pm by WGNS

Between 2019 and 2020, nearly 29 million Americans moved to new residences within the U.S, nearly 40% of which moved to different counties or states. Rising costs of living in.... Read More

One Tennessee City is Now Ranked the Second Most Dangerous in the United States of America

Aug 11, 2021 at 11:30 am by WGNS

Amid a surge in violent crime that has many of the country's big cities on edge, the safety and security site SafeWise just released its annual report on 2021’s Most Dan.... Read More

Tennessee Is the 9th Safest State for Cyclists

Aug 09, 2021 at 02:00 pm by WGNS

While cycling has grown in popularity in recent years, it has especially boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic as people moved to the outdoors to exercise and looked for alterna.... Read More

MTSU survey: Tennessee consumers more optimistic heading into summer

Jun 28, 2021 at 01:26 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Outlook among Tennessee consumers has improved heading into the summer months, but the improvement was the result of two offsetting trends, ac.... Read More